Hanukkiah

I just didn't get around to photographing my old Hanukkah menorah ("Hanukkia") during the holiday, but it was too good a subject to pass up. I set it up on a glass coffee table in our living room and turned out the room lights. The first pictures exposed the candles and branches OK, but the body and base were almost invisible. I "painted" them with a $1.00 flashlight during subsequent exposures.

This is the best of the series of about 15 exposures. Interestingly, the 8x10 inkejet print I made looks better than the way it shows up onscreen. There is more fine detail and the brass is "brassier."

As always, I welcome your comments, suggestions and criticisms.